Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 550 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 350 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 350 lbs. 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with lean cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.23/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$206.23

302 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	207.05	1,072	290
Medium and Large 2-3	452	186.44	842	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale302 hd

206.23

—

TN average9 barns · 1,870 hd

200.16

+6.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,655	119.21	1,973	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	92.75	1,337	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	92.67	1,098	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	83.53	861	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$985	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$1,051	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,468	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	248.96/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,185	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	159.74/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	178.01/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	253.98/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,067	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	209.03/cwt	197.50–217.50	982	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	238.13/cwt	237.50–240.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	201.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	232.02/cwt	225.00–237.50	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	214.78/cwt	210.00–222.50	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	164.50/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	228.82/cwt	222.50–235.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	205.73/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,076	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	863	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	198.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,128	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	213.61/cwt	200.00–222.50	914	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	183.91/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,137	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	237.64/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,267	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	221.52/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	210.51/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	180.91/cwt	172.50–197.50	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	248.10/cwt	235.00–253.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	225.01/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	255.00/cwt	245.00–267.50	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	243.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	245.52/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	233.00/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,312	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	102.78/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	92.88/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,349	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	101.60/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,310	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	91.95/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,074	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	73.28/cwt	72.00–75.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	85.39/cwt	81.50–90.50	874	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	81.53/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,710	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	124.12/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,131	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,213.54/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	985.09/head	830.00–1,100.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,427.50/head	1,275.00–1,580.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	215.25/cwt	208.00–219.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	196.29/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	218.34/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	225.49/cwt	215.00–235.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	182.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	230.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,105	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	249.81/cwt	240.00–262.50	819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	179.44/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	233.67/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	201.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	212.91/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,135	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	252.88/cwt	240.00–265.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	979	2

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue May 2, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 1,065Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 193Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 77Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	240.00–254.00	248.96
2	—	805	191.00	191.00
15	—	420	245.00–257.50	253.98
1	—	860	170.00	170.00
2	—	275	265.00	265.00
13	—	533	223.00–250.00	237.64
9	—	581	210.00–232.50	221.52
4	—	667	208.00–218.00	210.51
1	—	765	186.00	186.00
5	—	379	235.00–253.00	248.10
1	—	740	191.00	191.00
2	—	633	222.50–227.50	225.01
1	—	315	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
4	—	591	186.00	186.00
3	—	610	172.50–197.50	180.91
1	—	330	247.50	247.50
2	—	520	215.00–217.50	216.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	772	159.00–161.00	159.74
9	—	667	170.00–187.00	178.01
40	—	470	197.50–217.50	209.03
4	—	234	237.50–240.00	238.13
6	—	275	225.00–237.50	232.02
5	—	378	210.00–222.50	214.78
5	—	707	162.50–165.00	164.50
6	—	320	222.50–235.00	228.82
38	—	523	191.00–210.00	205.73
21	—	569	190.00–205.00	198.33
25	—	428	200.00–222.50	213.61
14	—	618	175.00–189.00	183.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	236.00	236.00
4	—	357	234.00	234.00
100	—	533	212.50–218.00	212.91
2	—	665	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	171.00	171.00
1	—	445	187.50	187.50
3	—	323	200.00–205.00	201.62
2	—	380	180.00–185.00	182.43
2	—	467	191.00	191.00
2	—	550	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	157.50	157.50
3	—	863	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	223.00	223.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	245.00–267.50	255.00
12	—	574	200.00–227.50	218.34
1	—	765	172.50	172.50
5	—	429	215.00–235.00	225.49
5	—	685	175.00–185.00	182.46
12	—	479	220.00–240.00	230.75
9	—	328	240.00–262.50	249.81
4	—	719	173.00–185.00	179.44
5	—	536	229.00–237.50	233.67
4	—	603	200.00–204.00	201.01
7	—	264	240.00–265.00	252.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	242.50–245.00	243.73
1	—	360	272.50	272.50
1	—	255	270.00	270.00
5	—	459	245.00–247.50	245.52
5	—	563	232.50–234.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
3	—	386	208.00–219.00	215.25
2	—	520	195.00–197.50	196.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	266.00	266.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	101.00–105.00	102.78
19	—	1,452	88.00–99.00	92.88
2	—	1,235	81.00–82.00	81.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	99.00–104.50	101.60
36	—	1,168	86.00–98.00	91.95
1	—	1,355	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	72.00–75.00	73.28
11	—	1,024	81.50–90.50	85.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	105.00–110.00	107.69
1	—	1,880	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,717	119.00–131.00	124.12
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,580.00	1,427.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	830.00–1,100.00	985.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	910.00	910.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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